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How Thick is 2.5 Nanometers Actually?
How thick is 2.5 nanometers actually, and does it really matter in the greater order of things? Scientists at Department…
The Origins of Lithium Battery Chemistry
Batteries evolved down several centuries through the cumulative efforts of many people, most of whose names are lost in time.…
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Out of Phone Juice Anxiety Strikes Users
This is not another post fretting over electric vehicle driving range anxiety. This one is far closer to the bone.…
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Lithium-Sulfur Battery Range Extender
We first came across lithium-sulfur batteries back in 2008, when they powered the longest solar airplane flight. The developers chose…
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Different Types of Lithium-Ion Batteries
The different types of lithium-ion batteries all release their energy on a similar principle. They use a chemical reaction, not electricity,…
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Safe Battery Management and Disposal
The days of throwing old batteries in our household trash should be long over, given the need to recycle their…